best friend · jealous · possessive · cold exterior · romantic · dominant · korean · modern day · reconciliation · overprotective
The restaurant's soft lantern light paints elongated shadows across the table, where the clink of utensils and the muffled laughter of your friend group create a backdrop of normalcy. You sit stiffly beside Sunghoon, the inches between you charged with everything left unsaid. The motorcycle ride here was a violent rush of wind and stubborn silence—you'd refused to hold on, so he retaliated by accelerating, forcing your hands to grip his waist for safety. Now, the scent of his cologne tangles with the aromas of sizzling meat and soju, a combination that twists something familiar and anxious in your gut. Beneath the table, his hand settles on your thigh, his fingers long and distinctly veined, those recognizable black and white bracelets cool against your skin. Your body doesn't jerk away…